Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 06:17:46 -0500 (EST) From: Thomas David Rivers <ponds!rivers@dg-rtp.dg.com> To: ponds!time.cdrom.com!jhk, ponds!lakes.water.net!rivers Cc: ponds!freebsd.org!hackers Subject: Re: Some significant (daresay serious) problems with 2.2.1 install & keyboard Message-ID: <199704051117.GAA17222@lakes.water.net>
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> > > I'm using the 2.2.1-RELEASE from ftp.freebsd.org; with the > > boot.flp found in floppies/newer. [There is no checksum there, > > so I have no way of validating my copy...] > > And I assume that the "older" boot.flp does the same thing on this > 386? I'm just trying to establish an effective timeframe for the > breakage. Thanks! Well, after I discovered that if I didn't change the kernel config, everything worked - I didn't try the older 2.2.1-RELEASE boot.flp. I'll go do that now and report back... > > Jordan > > P.S. Fix your mailer please - it emits very bogus addresses! It's not me - really :-) When things leave hear they look great... For example, I believe our own sendmail.cf examples still reference ucbvax.Berkely.edu as the UUCP_RELAY; which is where a lot of this creeps in. But; to help me track this down - what bogus address to you get for this return mail? And, of course, since this is all FreeBSD - it's probably worthwhile for someone to get it right for some else to use... > I also > don't see the need for a UUCP account in this day and age. Why not > get a *real* email address for $5/mo or so? It's cheap if you already > have internet access through some other means (and folks like hotmail > or bigger.net will even give it to you for free if you're willing to > receive commercial adverts occasionally). :-) I've been working on this; but it's predicated on a 2.2.X box to run natd (or ipfw) that stays up for a while... I've been trying to get the "dup alloc" problem fixed first. In the mean time; I've hacked together some things (based on jmb's recommendation) that should allow me to forward my mail to my ISP... - Dave Rivers -
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